Subject: Mixed metaphors
Mixed metaphors:
A metaphor is a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable. A mixed metaphor is the use of two or more unrelated metaphors that are incongruous or illogical when combined. Here are some mixed metaphors we’ve seen and heard.
No, I think that was when Abraham Lincoln signed the Declaration of Independence; ya know, fourscore and seven years ago.
television character, All In the Family (Carroll O’Connor)